Analysing Thriller Clips

In the thriller clip of the shining there are very unique aspects involved. In the opening of the clip we see a car driving in a very open spaced area. This alone is very effective as it creates suspicion of the area itself and who exactly is driving the car and their reasons for being there.

In terms of camera work, the camera work in this clip is very interesting. There is a range of wide shots of the area, making the area feel even more mysterious and gives feeling of wariness of the area itself. In addition, extreme long shots are also a camera shot feature in this clip, these shots particularly create feelings of distance and uncertainty. The mysterious wilderness is highlighted even more as panning is used to sweep across the landscape, placing emphasis on the ‘emptiness’ of it and places focus on the car driving on its own in this place. As well as this in this clip of ‘The Shining’, birds eye view shots are also used when the landscape is shown, this birds eye view tends to be used very efficiently as it concerns audiences and makes them think the car doesn’t belong, or should not be there, simply because the birds eye view shot makes it seem the place is so far away it is untouchable and that the car venturing the area is in danger and doesn’t ‘fit’ there. Furthermore, the birds eye shot could be said to also enhance the thoughts of anxiety and uncertainty the audience may have because it makes it look like the car is a target of am eagles prey or even something else so it is in harms way.

The music featured on the clip, is very ambient, it sets the mood for the audience. The music in the clip is also very heavy lone drone, it is very noticeable and so has an impact on the audience by giving it an eerie effect.

The mise en scene in the thriller clip is quite distinctive also. The scene is based in the middle of no where, very secluded. And as the clip moves on and the car is driving towards an area which Is becoming even darker and more unwelcoming and isolated. To accomplice this, the editing is very slow so there is a direct influence to notice every aspect of the mise en scene.

The titles in the clip are quite plain and simple, they are moving titles but are almost like they are strolling, slow moving like the editing which distracts the audience from the tense atmosephere by created by the other aspects such as camera work etc. The only problem with this type of title sequence though is that the audience may become bored f seing the same writing lingering on the screen. Although this could have a massive impact on the audence as the film is totally contrasting to the title sequence and so the audience are suprised by what actually happens in the film.